Emergency declaration by rain extends 60 more days and add four provinces

The Secretariat of Risk Management (SGRE) announced that the emergency declaration extends for 60 more days and that four provinces are added due to flooding caused by rains.

The cities of Quito and Cuenca will face heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms, as warned by the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (Inamhi). The agency anticipates that these adverse weather conditions will persist until Saturday 26 April, affecting mainly the Sierra and Amazon regions. In Cuenca, intense rains cause floods in several areas, including

The emergency due to the heavy rains in Ecuador was extended on Thursday, April 24, from eight to 12 provinces of the country, after registering since the beginning of the year 44 people died. The entry Ecuador extends emergency due to rains from 8 to 12 provinces, after registering 44 deaths was first published in Teleamazonas.

The emergency now covers Guayas, Los Ríos, Manabí, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Santa Elena, Loja and Azuay. In addition, Pichincha, Bolívar, Chimborazo and Cotopaxi add to this declaration. The post Intense Rains activate the regional emergency in 12 provinces: Government deploys resources to mitigate the damage occurred first on El Diario.